Broad-barred Knot-horn vs Early Blight

Acrobasis consociella compared with Alternaria solani

Key Differences

• Broad-barred Knot-horn is Least Concern while Early Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Early Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Pyralidae	Pleosporaceae
Genus	Acrobasis	Alternaria
Species	Acrobasis consociella	Alternaria solani

Conservation Status

Broad-barred Knot-horn

LC — Least Concern

Early Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-barred Knot-horn	Early Blight
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-barred Knot-horn

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Early Blight

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Broad-barred Knot-horn

The Broad-barred Knot-horn (Acrobasis consociella) is a species in the genus Acrobasis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden